This Week
Family Movie Night, Flowery Branch. PG. Dusk Friday, The Springs Church, 6553 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. Free. 770-335-9073.
Georgia Mountain Fair, Hiawassee. Arts and crafts booths, carnival rides, pony rides, parade and concerts. Through Saturday, Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, 1311 Music Hall Road, Hiawassee. $9 adults, free for children age 9 and younger; parking $2. Carnival rides require separate admission. 706-896-4191 or gamtfair@windstream.net.
B at the Movies, Suwanee. "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," PG. Dusk Saturday, Town Center Park, intersection of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and Buford Highway, Suwanee. Free.
UpcomingBig E Festival and Final Hoe Down, Cornelia. Elvis impersonator performances and contest. 7 p.m. July 31 and 10 a.m. Aug. 1, Loudermilk Boarding House Museum, 271 Foreacre St., Cornelia. $15 adults, children age 5 and younger free. 706-778-2001.
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival, Dillard. Barbecue cook-off and live bluegrass performances. Food sales benefit local charities. 3 to 9 p.m. July 31, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 1, Dillard City Hall grounds, Dillard. $10 ages 12 and older; free for children age 11 and younger. 706-746-9936.
Folk Life Traditions, Helen. See demonstrations of candle dipping, cider making, folk toys, butter churning and more. Concert on Friday, community dance on Saturday. 8 p.m. July 31 and Aug. 1, Unicoi State Park and Lodge, 1788 Ga. 356, Helen. $5 parking. 800-573-9659, ext. 305.
Ongoing
"Tools for Living," Sautee. Exhibit of tools used to sustain early valley inhabitants. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sautee Nacoochee Community Association History Museum, 283 Ga. 255 N, Sautee. 706-878-3300.
Movies Under the Stars, Buford. 6:30 p.m. Saturdays through Aug. 22. Mall of Georgia, 3333 Buford Drive, Buford. 678-482-8788.
Story times, Hall County. Children can listen to stories, sometimes read by special guests. Various days and times at libraries in the Hall County Library System. Free.
"Waters of Time: The Chicopee Woods Story," Gainesville. Learn about previous eras and inhabitants of Chicopee Woods. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturdays, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. $3 adults, $2 children ages 2-12, age 1 and younger and members free. 770-535-1976.
"Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries," Atlanta. Through Aug. 16, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta. $15 adults, $14 students and seniors age 62 and older with ID, $13 children ages 3-12, free for children age 2 and younger and museum members. 404-929-6400.